The Chains That Bind Us

Despite the deep sounding title, this is not deep at all. This is about something I witnessed this afternoon that might have been one of the stupidest things I've seen in quite a while. We've all seen the Gothic people wearing chains on their pants. Well this has never been my favorite fashion statement, even if you can call it that. All those stereotyped as Gothic have worn them. It's a staple in their appearance. Well as I was waltzing along to a wonderful afternoon of play practice, I saw too girls clad in black, chained together at the knee. Not only is this not cool in anyway (which I imagine they are trying to acheive), it hindered their ability to walk properly. So I wonder, is this ridculous acceserization necessary?